For hundreds of years, the cast iron dutch oven has been a staple of campfire cooking throughout the world. And, for good reason. You can cook pretty much anything in a dutch oven that you could cook in your home oven. For some reason though, it just tastes better. It’ll also impress the heck out of your fellow campers.

Easy Dutch Oven Chicken and Dumplings – Some people think that good chicken and dumplings can’t be made easily. Instead of making your dumplings from scratch, try this recipe. You’ll be surprised how good of a cook you are.

Dutch Oven Apple Cobbler – If you’ve got a sweet tooth, nothing does dessert quite like a dutch oven. If you want to impress though, don’t just cook up any dessert, cook up the crown jewel of campfire dutch oven cooking… A cobbler. Trust us.

Dutch Oven Pinto Beans Recipe – This simple, savory pinto beans recipe will go perfectly with that thick cut rib-eye you just took off of your campfire. This classic recipe will make you feel like you just stepped back in time to the chuckwagon.

Dutch Babies – Sort of a crepe, sort of a pancake. But better. Make this for breakfast in your dutch oven and top it with some powdered sugar to start your day with a solid sugar rush.